#1181 The Red-State Revolt (Teachers Strikes)
Air Date: 5–4-2018
Today we take a look at the falling dominoes of rebellion and demands for justice in the form of teachers strikes as they go from one educationally decimated red state to the next
Read more#1090 The corporatization of our schools (Education)
#989 Investments in education should not earn cash profits
Air date: 2-9-16
Today we look at the intersection of our educational system and the detrimental influence that money, austerity policies and the profit motive have on the education that our kids have access to
Read more#966 Criminalizing the classroom (School-to-Prison Pipeline)
Air Date: 11-6-15
Today we take a look at the structural systems in place that work to funnel many children, disproportionately children of color, out of the school system and directly into the (in)justice system
Read more#924 The revolt against high stakes testing (Education)
Today we take a look at the growing backlash against high stakes standardized testing that seem to have a whole lot of problems and very few benefits
Read more#906 Crushing our potential with student debt (Education)
Today we take a look at the effects of student debt, the benefits of making college free and what beyond money is needed
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#871 Your child is a widget (Education)
Today we take a look at some of the larger forces at play that change the way we think about and structure our education system
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#842 The education industry (Education)
Today we take a look at couple of ways smart job-creators have come up with to make people pay for portions of our education system that should either not exist or be free, thereby creating wealth for themselves and a few jobs to boot. They must have gone to college to be smart enough to come up with that plan.
Read more#820 More misplaced incentive structures (Education)
Today we look at what happens when you add a profit motive to the education system. You may be surprised to learn that some people are more interested in profit than education.
Read more#794 Scientific literacy and how to get there (Education)
Today we hear what works and what doesn't when it comes to teaching kids in school. We also hear about the importance of scientific literacy and what's holding so many of us back from having it.
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